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1960 Map of White Hills

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of White Hills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

The White Hills (Site) serves as the focal point for this 1960 Mohave County survey, revealing a landscape defined by late-19th-century silver mining legacies and mid-century ranching. This desert terrain, situated between the Black Mountains and the Detrital Valley, is marked by a dense cluster of claims including the Bonanza Mine, Blind Goddess Mine, and Rachel's Treasure Mine.

Evidence of the area's transition toward modern habitation is visible at Dolan Springs, while the older frontier character persists through isolated outposts like Jeffs Camp, Kemple Camp, and the Turkeytrack Ranch. Water sources, critical for both mining and cattle, are meticulously charted at Sacaton Spring and Red Willow Spring. A lone Grave near the primary mining camp provides a poignant connection for genealogists researching the transient populations of the high desert during the mining era.